Niger vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niger Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$997
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2096
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$588
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$733
$1551
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$300
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$585
$3746
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
48
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
26
20
😀 Quality of life
16
46
🏙️ Population
21.5M
196K

The average cost of living in Niger ($997) is 68% more expensive than in Samoa ($594). Niger ranked 80th vs 155th for Samoa in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Niger compared to 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 181st and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Niger vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Niger and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Niger Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.98
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$714
$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1435
$1346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$766
$840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$7.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$7.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$924
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4488
$4064

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1006
1.03M
Maradi
$978
267K
Zinder
$976
236K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$594
37.7K
Manase
$594
161